Fabrication of an efficient electrodeposited Cu2ZnSnS4-based solar cells with more than 6% conversion efficiency using a sprayed Ga-doped ZnO window layer

RSC Advances ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 4 (46) ◽  
pp. 24351-24355 ◽  
Author(s):  
Feng Jiang ◽  
Shigeru Ikeda ◽  
Takashi Harada ◽  
Akiko Ide ◽  
Akiko Mochihara ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Conversion Efficiency ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Thin Film Solar Cells ◽  
Window Layer ◽  
Doped Zno ◽  
First Time

Cost effective non-vacuum sprayed GZO layer was utilized in electrodeposited CZTS-based thin film solar cells for the first time. The thus-obtained solar device presented an appreciable conversion efficiency of 6.43%.

scholarly journals Enhancement of Spectral Response inμc-Si1-xGex:H Thin-Film Solar Cells with a-Si:H/μc-Si:H P-Type Window Layers

2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yen-Tang Huang ◽  
Cheng-Hang Hsu ◽  
Chuang-Chuang Tsai
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Conversion Efficiency ◽  
Spectral Response ◽  
Short Circuit ◽  
Thin Film Solar Cells ◽  
Window Layer ◽  
Microcrystalline Silicon ◽  
P Type ◽  
20 Nm

The hydrogenated amorphous silicon (a-Si:H)/hydrogenated microcrystalline silicon (μc-Si:H) double p-type window layer has been developed and applied for improving microcrystalline silicon-germanium p-i-n single-junction thin-film solar cells deposited on textured SnO2:F-coated glass substrates. The substrates of SnO2:F, SnO2:F/μc-Si:H(p), and SnO2:F/a-Si:H(p) were exposed to H2plasma to investigate the property change. Our results showed that capping a thin layer of a-Si:H(p) on SnO2:F can minimize the Sn reduction during the deposition process which had H2-containing plasma. Optical measurement has also revealed that a-Si:H(p) capped SnO2:F glass had a higher optical transmittance. When the 20 nmμc-Si:H(p) layer was replaced by a 3 nm a-Si:H(p)/17 nmμc-Si:H(p) double window layer in the cell, the conversion efficiency (η) and the short-circuit current density (JSC) were increased by 16.6% and 16.4%, respectively. Compared to the standard cell with the 20 nmμc-Si:H(p) window layer, an improved conversion efficiency of 6.19% can be obtained for the cell having a-Si:H(p)/μc-Si:H(p) window layer, withVOC = 490 mV,JSC = 19.50 mA/cm2, and FF = 64.83%.

Comparison Between Al- and B-Doped Zno Window Layers For CuInSe2Thin Film Solar Cells

1996 ◽  
Vol 426 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. Nakada ◽  
N. Murakami ◽  
A. Kunioka
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Short Circuit ◽  
Short Circuit Current ◽  
Thin Film Solar Cells ◽  
Device Performance ◽  
Doped Zno ◽  
Window Material ◽  
Sputter Deposited ◽  
First Time

AbstractA comparative study of several properties of ZnO:Al and ZnO:B films grown by magnetron sputtering has been performed. The influence of these window layers on device performance has also been investigated. Sputter-deposited ZnO:B films were used for the first time as a window material of CIS thin film solar cells. The short circuit current was improved by replacing ZnO:Al with ZnO:B window layers. A discussion of the issues relating to ZnO window layers for improving cell performance is presented.

Buffer layer replacement: A method for increasing the conversion efficiency of CIGS thin film solar cells

Optik ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 136 ◽  
pp. 222-227 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Moradi ◽  
R. Teimouri ◽  
M. Saadat ◽  
M. Zahedifar
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Buffer Layer ◽  
Conversion Efficiency ◽  
Thin Film Solar Cells ◽  
Cigs Thin Film

Doping-free silicon thin film solar cells using a vanadium pentoxide window layer and a LiF/Al back electrode

2013 ◽  
Vol 103 (7) ◽  
pp. 073903 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hyung Hwan Jung ◽  
Jung-Dae Kwon ◽  
Sunghun Lee ◽  
Chang Su Kim ◽  
Kee-Seok Nam ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Vanadium Pentoxide ◽  
Thin Film Solar Cells ◽  
Window Layer ◽  
Silicon Thin Film ◽  
Free Silicon

Impact of cation substitution in all solution-processed Cu2(Cd,Zn)SnS4 superstrate solar cells

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Payno Zarceño ◽  
Samrana Kazim ◽  
Shahzada Ahmad
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Mass Production ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Thin Film Solar Cells ◽  
Energy Costs ◽  
Cation Substitution ◽  
Solution Processed ◽  
Energy Demands ◽  
Light Absorber

Thin-film solar cells constituted of abundant elements are the key to ensure mass production, reduce energy costs and meet energy demands. Kesterite, is a cost-effective light absorber, however showed low...

Interface Engineering via Sputtered Oxygenated CdS:O Window Layer for Highly Efficient Sb 2 Se 3 Thin‐Film Solar Cells with Efficiency Above 7%

Solar RRL ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (10) ◽  
pp. 1900225 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liping Guo ◽  
Baiyu Zhang ◽  
Smriti Ranjit ◽  
Jacob Wall ◽  
Swapnil Saurav ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Thin Film Solar Cells ◽  
Window Layer ◽  
Interface Engineering ◽  
Highly Efficient
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